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We derive an explicit representation of the fundamental solution to the heat equation in a half-space of ${\mathbb R}^N$ with a diffusive dynamical boundary condition, and establish sharp pointwise upper and lower bounds. We also…
In this paper, we consider initial-boundary value problems for two-component nonlinear systems of time-fractional diffusion equations with the homogeneous Neumann boundary condition and non-negative initial values. The main results are the…
The linearization principle states that the stability (or instability) of solutions to a suitable linearization of a nonlinear problem implies the stability (or instability) of solutions to the original nonlinear problem. In this work, we…
We derive some regularity estimates of the solution to a time fractional diffusion equation, that are useful for numerical analysis, and partially unravel the singularity structure of the solution with respect to the time variable.
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It has recently been shown that there are substantial differences in the regularity behavior of the empirical process based on scalar diffusions as compared to the classical empirical process, due to the existence of diffusion local time.…
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